I was screaming about New Brunswick DevCo 3 years ago.
New Brunswick's Redevelopment Worked.
Camden's Redevelopment Failed.
Both have Multinational Corporations based in the city (JNJ CPB).
Both have Major Universities. (Rutgers)
Both have Major Medical Centers (UMDNJ Cooper)
One has a DevCo.
The parallels between New Brunswick Asbury Park are not that far
off. New Brunswick was DEAD in the late 80s/early 90s. Rutgers was a
suitcase school, emptying out on weekends. Of the 30-odd thousand
students, 80% of them lived within 20 miles of campus. The only
thing open on George Street